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pomfret
[ pom-frit, puhm- ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) pom·fret, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pom·frets.
- any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
- any of several East Indian stromateid fishes, especially Stromateoides argenteus, valued as food.
pomfret
1/ ˈpɒm-; ˈpʌmfrɪt /
noun
- a small black rounded confection of liquorice Also calledPontefract cake
pomfret
2/ ˈpɒmfrɪt /
noun
- any of various fishes of the genus Stromateidae of the Indian and Pacific oceans: valued as food fishes
- any of various scombroid fishes, esp Brama raii, of northern oceans: valued as food fishes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pomfret1
First recorded in 1720–30; earlier pamplee, pamflet, pomphlet; compare French pample, Portuguese pampo
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pomfret1
C19: from Pomfret, earlier form of Pontefract , where the cake was originally made
Origin of pomfret2
C18: perhaps from a diminutive form of Portuguese pampo
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Example Sentences
Therein of course lies the cleverness of the book; it is full of atmosphere, and the atmosphere is full of dust, Pomfret dust.
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At Pomfret and West Point he owed to his drawing whatever distinction he had attained.
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I'll speak to Pomfret about having a room ready in the East Wing for him.
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Montagu lay motionless at Pomfret as the little army marched by him to the south.
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I sent 'Pomfret'—and Shelley is returned, and the letters, in the same parcel—but my letter goes by the post as you see.
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